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Kurt Vonnegut: Cat's Cradle (Paperback, 1965, Dell Publishing Co., Inc.) 4 stars

Cat's Cradle is Kurt Vonnegut's satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic …

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5 stars

Probably funnier and finally more heartbreaking than any other I can think of. Remember when you weren't a serious person without his books? On a true banana republic island, the revolutionary ruler and a holy hermit keep the balance in a world gone mad. Everyone is thinking about other things, but randomness has finally led to an invention with no application aside from destroying everything.